infertile

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Tens of thousands of people, including infertile and same-sex couples, have had babies through the technological advances of in vitro fertilization and the willingness of surrogates to carry those children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Sperm donation allows women to become mothers when it might not otherwise be possible - if their partner is infertile, they're in a same-sex relationship, or parenting solo.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

On Wednesday, both Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Tennessee Solicitor General Matthew Rice suggested that gender-affirming hormone treatment renders infertile people who are assigned female at birth.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024

Agriculture was another nonstarter in Australia, which is not only the driest continent but also the one with the most infertile soils.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond